Chapter 217: Yhwach

Seireitei, East Blue Flow Gate. The squad members of the '8th Division', following the orders of Captain-Commander Araki, were guarding here quietly under the leadership of Kyoraku Shunsui...

At the same time, as Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni performed his Zanpakuto Bankai in the 'Seireitei' for the first time in nearly a thousand years, the entire 'Soul Society' was affected by his powerful Reiatsu, and all the moisture in the 'Soul Society' was slowly disappearing.

"So hot! It feels like the sun in the sky has fallen down!"

Yadomaru Lisa, special assistant to the '8th Division', said, shaking her collar lightly. Under her thin clothes, sweat was constantly evaporating from her snow-white, delicate body with the movement of her hands.

"My lips are cracking~"

"There's no mistake, Old Man Yama has started to lose it~"

Beside Lisa, Kyoraku Shunsui licked his thin lips, which were cracked from excessive dryness. At this moment, Kyoraku's eyes were exceptionally sharp.

"Hey! Squad members of the '8th Division', listen up!"

"Right now, Old Man Yama and Teacher Araki are both in a death struggle with the enemy's boss!"

"You must not let down the efforts of the two Captain-Commanders of our 'Gotei 13'! So pull yourselves together, and absolutely do not let any enemy escape from the East Flow Gate behind us! Did you hear me?!"

Kyoraku Shunsui shouted loudly to the '8th Division' squad members behind him.

"Heard you!"

As Kyoraku's voice fell, the squad members of the '8th Division' immediately stood with their hands behind their backs and shouted seriously. At the same time, everyone concentrated their energy to a high degree, watching in all directions, absolutely not letting any enemy approaching the East Flow Gate pass.

"Old Man Yama! Teacher Araki! Don't lose!"

Kyoraku glanced at the group of little brats beside him who seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, then looked into the distance with burning eyes, sighing softly in his heart.

Seireitei, South Zhuwa Gate.

Stationed here were the squad members of the '2nd Division'.

When violent, raging firelight exploded from the '2nd Division' barracks!

And turned into a huge scorching sun, flying up into the sky!

The hearts of all the squad members of the entire '2nd Division' trembled.

Among them, Feng Shaoling, who was now the Captain of the '2nd Division', turned pale and subconsciously intended to head to the '2nd Division' barracks to check the situation.

However, just as Feng Shaoling intended to act, a woman whose figure was just as petite as Shaoling's, but whose face looked more mature and whose figure was fuller, blocked Feng Shaoling's path.

"Grandmother!"

Feng Shaoling was shocked looking at the newcomer, speaking the identity of the person.

Yes, the person who appeared before Shaoling at this moment was none other than Feng Shaoling's grandmother, Feng Xiqian.

"Grandmother, something happened at the '2nd Division' barracks!"

"Do I need to go back and check?!"

Feng Shaoling asked, looking at the grandmother blocking her path.

"What are you panicking about?"

"Look at yourself now, where is the posture of a '2nd Division' Captain?"

Feng Xiqian frowned slightly after hearing Shaoling's words and scolded her quietly.

"But..."

Shaoling lowered her voice, her eyes filled with nervousness that couldn't be hidden regarding the safety of her own barracks! It had to be known that there were too many confidential documents of the 'Gotei 13' in the '2nd Division' barracks, and at the end of the '2nd Division' barracks, there was the 'Maggots' Nest', a prison used to hold dangerous people who might pose a major threat to the 'Soul Society'. If an accident happened to the 'Maggots' Nest' and the lunatics inside all ran out, then the '2nd Division' would be in huge trouble~

"Rest assured! The 'First Division' has already taken action!"

Feng Xiqian said, comforting her after hearing Shaoling's words.

"The 'First Division' has taken action?!"

"Then I can rest assured!"

Once Shaoling heard that the 'First Division', which never directly intervened in the affairs of the 'Gotei 13', had taken action, she immediately let go of the anxiety in her heart and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The flames that illuminated the '2nd Division' barracks before were caused by those Division Leaders of the 'First Division'! The enemies have probably already been burned to ashes by that group of lunatics! So you can rest assured and guard here..."

"Shaoling, you must remember! Your status is different now; you are already a Captain-level figure. As the Captain of the '2nd Division', no matter what situation arises in this 'Seireitei', you must take the Captain-Commander's orders as the first element of your actions!"

Feng Xiqian said with her hands behind her back, educating her junior who had a bright future.

"Understood! Shaoling understands!"

Feng Shaoling nodded forcefully to Feng Xiqian after hearing this.

Although everyone else in the 'Gotei 13', including Feng Shaoling herself, used the name Sui-Feng when introducing themselves~

However, when Feng Shaoling faced her grandmother, she was still that little girl who hadn't grown up, still Feng Shaoling of the Feng Clan~

"Just remember that~"

Feng Xiqian sighed helplessly after hearing this.

As for the reason Feng Xiqian appeared here, it was because she was too worried about this little girl Shaoling, always afraid that the usually reckless Feng Shaoling wouldn't do her job well~

Speaking of which, this matter was also her fault; she had protected this little girl Feng Shaoling too well, not letting her experience any real storms~

At the same time...

Following the orders issued by Araki, the '6th Division' guarding the North Black Ridge Gate of the 'Seireitei' was as steady as an old dog under the leadership of their Captain, Kuchiki Byakuya!

Although the Kuchiki Clan was also within the range of the enemy's attack...

Byakuya Kuchiki didn't show any panic at all. Byakuya's family members—his uncle, aunt, father, and grandfather—were all long-famous Captain-level Soul Reapers! His young adopted sister was also serving as a Captain in the '13th Division'~

Byakuya's only concern was his wife Hisana, whom he had entrusted to Koga to be sent to the safest 'First Division' barracks before the battle began.

All Byakuya had to do now was to guard the Black Ridge Gate to the death; as for the battle inside the 'Seireitei', it was completely none of his business.

As for Abarai Renji, the Vice-Captain of the '6th Division', he seemed a bit irritable, asking Byakuya from time to time: "Captain! The enemy is already clashing with other divisions, do we really not need to return to defend?!"

"No need! The only thing we need to do now is to act according to Captain-Commander Araki's orders, nothing more..."

Byakuya said indifferently after hearing Abarai Renji's words.

"But..."

Renji seemed to want to say something after hearing this.

"If you are worried about Rukia, then you can rest assured~"

"Rukia has Kaien, Liuche Kensei, Kurotsuchi Mayuri, and Urahara Kisuke by her side!"

"In other words, Rukia is actually much safer than we are here. Including her, there are at least six or seven Captain-level combatants by her side!"

"In other words, Rukia is safer than both you and me right now! Unless the 'Department of Research and Development' is besieged by more than half of the enemy's combat power, that place is one of the safest places in the 'Seireitei' right now!"

Kuchiki Byakuya seemed to have seen through Renji's thoughts and explained.

"Heh heh~"

Renji couldn't help but smile bitterly with embarrassment after hearing this.

Renji hadn't expected that he hadn't even said anything yet, but he had been seen through by his Captain, who was also his future brother-in-law, Byakuya. Was he really that obvious?!

"Don't put all your little thoughts on these children's feelings!"

"You are the Vice-Captain of the '6th Division'. Now, the only thing you need to do is to clear out all the enemies trying to escape and wait peacefully for the result of the battle between Teacher Araki, Genryusai, and the enemy leader..."

Byakuya looked at Renji deeply and said seriously.

"Sure enough, has the battle over there already started?"

Renji looked up at the white light on the horizon and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yeah! It has already started..."

"In the end, the result of this battle!"

"Is not decided by the victory or defeat of the Captains of the 'Gotei 13' and those Quincy who call themselves Sternritter!"

"But by the victory or defeat between the Captain-Commander of our 'Gotei 13' and the enemy leader, that guy known as the Quincy King..."

Byakuya's mind was extremely clear. He knew that whether it was the Captains of the 'Gotei 13' or the knights of the Sternritter, they were just small fry in front of Araki and Yhwach. The direction of the war was never decided by small fry~

"That's true! But the Captain-Commander will definitely win!"

Renji nodded forcefully and said in a deep voice.

"Yeah! Teacher Araki has never lost."

Byakuya nodded lightly after hearing this.

The West Baidao Gate, one of the four gates of the 'Seireitei'!

Around the Baidao Gate were countless corpses of holy soldiers~

After the 'Sternritter' summoned the holy soldiers in advance and threw them into the battlefield!

These Holy Soldiers discovered that their enemy was not as planned—not some Soul Reaper squad member lying on the ground at death's door, nor some coward who had been scared witless by the overwhelming combat power of the Sternritter and was thus unable to unleash their own strength!

But rather a group of 'First Division' squad members who were sturdy, broad-shouldered, and fierce like lions and tigers. They were scared out of their wits and, just as Araki had predicted, began to run around like headless flies in the 'Seireitei', trying to escape through the four major gates of the 'Seireitei'~

Unfortunately, no matter how many people came, it was all in vain once they reached the Baidao Gate guarded by Araki Yachiru! Because there was the strongest guardian here!

"Who's next? Come together!"

Just eight years old, Yachiru stepped on the corpses of the holy soldiers under her feet, carrying the still-dripping Zanpakuto on her shoulder, and burst into wild laughter at the holy soldiers who were still frantically rushing toward her, shouting excitedly! At this moment, standing in countless blood with corpses under her feet, Yachiru, like a beautiful flower blooming in a blood pool, had a bit of her mother Unohana Retsu's aura~

"Is Vice-Captain Yachiru too strong?!"

"Eight years old? You call this eight years old?!"

The squad members of the '11th Division' looked at Yachiru, who was like a god of slaughter, and said in shock. They knew Yachiru was powerful, but they had never thought Yachiru was this powerful?! It was simply powerful beyond their imagination...

"Keep your eyes wide open and watch well!"

"This is the Great Princess of our 'Soul Society'!"

"The true strength of Araki Yachiru, the eldest daughter of Captain-Commander Araki!"

After Yachiru displayed her true strength, Madarame Ikkaku and Ayasegawa Yumichika, who were responsible for being Yachiru's bodyguards and nannies, immediately revealed proud smiles.

"Princess Yachiru has this kind of strength!"

"Then wouldn't Captain-Commander Araki's strength already be at a level beyond our imagination?!"

At this time, someone among the squad members of the '11th Division' suddenly thought of something and said in shock to everyone present.

"Isn't that obvious?! What do you take Captain-Commander Araki, the possessor of the title of the strongest Soul Reaper in the history of 'Soul Society', for?!"

"Captain-Commander Araki's strength has long since far exceeded our understanding of Soul Reapers as mortals! No, perhaps Captain-Commander Araki can no longer be called a Soul Reaper. Just as Captain Aizen said before he defected, Captain-Commander Araki has completely transcended the concept of a Soul Reaper!"

Madarame Ikkaku, as a little fanboy of Zaraki Kenpachi, kept bragging about Araki's strength.

As for why this was?! Just because Zaraki Kenpachi, who was invincible in Madarame Ikkaku's eyes, was a little fanboy of Araki!

It was as if in Madarame Ikkaku's eyes, Zaraki was invincible, a being who could kill him with a casual slash!

In Zaraki's eyes, his teacher, Captain-Commander Araki, was also an invincible existence. Even now, Zaraki couldn't determine how strong Araki actually was?!

"You just wait here quietly!"

"Because in a while, we will be able to hear the news of Captain-Commander Araki's victory!"

Madarame Ikkaku carried his Zanpakuto, which had turned into a long spear after Shikai, and said softly to the squad members present.

"Oh!!"

As Madarame Ikkaku's voice fell...

The squad members of the '11th Division' present echoed one after another.

It was just that perhaps because these '11th Division' squad members were too excited, as their heartbeats accelerated! These squad members showed signs of dehydration, a state that caused Ayasegawa Yumichika to frown.

"Ikkaku, don't you think this weather has suddenly become hot and dry?!"

Ayasegawa Yumichika looked at Ikkaku and asked.

"Hm! To be able to make the entire 'Soul Society' so dry!"

"There's no mistake, it was that person who performed Bankai just now, right?!"

Ikkaku nodded to Yumichika after hearing this.

"Hm!"

Yumichika nodded lightly while touching his dry, peeling skin.

He said silently in his heart: "Before my skin suffers irreversible damage, please finish the battle quickly, Lord Genryusai! You know, rehydration is a very troublesome thing!"

At the same time.

Hitsugaya Toshiro's Hyorinmaru suddenly couldn't be used.

"Sure enough, has Lord Genryusai already performed Bankai?!"

Toshiro said, looking down at Hyorinmaru in his hand, which could no longer produce any cold ice, his expression filled with helplessness.

"Lord Genryusai is angry! So scary, so scary~"

Ichimaru Gin was still muttering in a way that didn't hurt, but his eyes, which were always slightly narrowed, slowly opened at this moment...

At this moment, Ichimaru Gin seemed to be planning something~

"Gin! You wouldn't be planning something dangerous, would you?!"

Rangiku, who was staying beside Ichimaru Gin, saw Gin open his eyes. Based on her many years of understanding of Ichimaru Gin, she suspected that Gin was planning to trick someone again...

To this, Rangiku really couldn't help it and asked Ichimaru Gin.

"How could that be? Me! I hate danger the most~"

Ichimaru Gin said, licking his slightly dry lips.

Just as Ichimaru Gin said, he was the most afraid of danger!

So, usually before danger appeared, he would completely nip it in the bud~

Immediately after, as if to confirm what Rangiku had just said.

Ichimaru Gin smiled at Rangiku and then said softly: "Sorry, Rangiku~ I suddenly have a stomach ache, so I'll go relieve myself first~"

"Ichimaru Gin, don't go!"

"Ichimaru Gin, what are you going to do?!"

Rangiku shouted angrily, looking at Ichimaru Gin who intended to leave.

Unfortunately, Gin still turned and left with a cheeky face...

As for Rangiku, because she had to trap Cang Du, she couldn't follow him and could only roar angrily at Ichimaru Gin's departing back, using this to vent the emotions in her heart~

On the other side!

The battle between Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and Y-brother became increasingly intense.

"Boom!!"

Following a side-step by Y-brother, Genryusai's blade, which had no raging flames rising, immediately landed where Y-brother had been stepping before!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a roar...

The ground Y-brother stepped on immediately turned into ruins.

"Is it the blade?!"

Seeing this, Y-brother immediately deduced Genryusai's attack method.

"So that's it, you fused all the flames of that sword of great fire from a thousand years ago into the blade of your small Zanpakuto?!"

Y-brother, after all, inherited Yhwach's memory from a thousand years ago. He glared at Genryusai and asked.

"This is, Zanka no Tachi, East: Kyokujin!"

"Just as you said, it is the product of me fusing all the flames into the blade! Now my Zanpakuto is no longer a blade! It is fire, invisible fire..."

Genryusai said, rushing straight toward 'Yhwach'.

"Damn it!"

Y-brother didn't seem to expect Genryusai's speed to be so fast, faster than the speed of Genryusai in his memory! In just one encounter, Genryusai arrived before him.

"Great Holy Bow!"

Y-brother shouted, summoning countless holy bows around him, aiming at Genryusai.

"Useless!"

As Genryusai spoke, he had already arrived before Y-brother and slashed through Y-brother's palm! For a moment, blood flowed from Y-brother's palm. Although Y-brother had tried his best to mobilize Blut Vene to block it, he still couldn't resist Genryusai's blade.

"Boom!!"

And it was at this moment that Y-brother's holy bow activated!

Countless arrows shot toward Genryusai!

"How about this move?! Genryusai!"

At the same time, Y-brother roared at Genryusai, his expression extremely excited.

"Heh!"

Facing Y-brother's holy bow, Genryusai just smiled coldly; he was too lazy to even dodge.

"Boom!"

As that huge Sacred Destruction Arrow hit Genryusai, a violent air wave spread toward the surroundings with Genryusai as the center!

However, what shocked everyone was that Genryusai was completely unharmed!

"Zanka no Tachi, West: Zanjitsu Gokui"

The moment Genryusai's voice fell, his body ignited with an outer garment made of flames. That outer garment was extremely scorching, like a great sun~

"So hot! It's comparable to the sun!"

Haschwalth, who was watching the battle from the side, felt the scorching sun-like temperature erupting from Genryusai and could only retreat repeatedly.

At this moment, the battle between Genryusai and Y-brother was no longer something he, in his ordinary state, could intervene in...

"Just as you thought, the flames on my body now are a full 15 million degrees, rivaling the core of the sun! Everything that approaches me will be completely destroyed!"

Genryusai said, walking step by step toward Y-brother.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo..."

At this moment, Y-brother looked at Genryusai, panting like Yhwach from a thousand years ago.

"Zanka no Tachi, South: Kaka Jumanokushi Daisojin!"

Genryusai didn't give Y-brother any chance to catch his breath; he directly activated the power of the South of Zanka no Tachi! As Genryusai's voice fell, the world seemed to turn pitch black...

Immediately after, the ground around Genryusai and Y-brother began to emit one wail after another, and in an instant, it turned into extremely scorching magma, like a crack in hell!

"What is this?!"

At this moment, Y-brother's expression was filled with confusion; he hadn't seen these strange abilities in Yhwach's memories.

"Yhwach! Yhwach! Yhwach..."

Before Y-brother could think too much, one after another, the Quincy who had died in the 'Soul Society' for him during the First Holy War a thousand years ago suddenly stood up from the ground, wailing, and then walked toward Y-brother with stumbling steps!

"What is this!?"

Y-brother said in shock, looking at the astonishing scene before him.

"Yhwach, you are asking what you already know!"

"These are the souls who died in the 'Soul Society'!"

"And they are also the subjects you once abandoned!"

Genryusai sneered, looking at Y-brother.

"Genryusai! You bastard! How dare you mock the dead!"

Seeing this, Y-brother roared at Genryusai as if his defense had been broken.

After all, Y-brother was not Yhwach; he couldn't think like a god!

Nor could he be cold-blooded like a god~

At this moment, Y-brother's heart was filled with infinite anger.

"Oh? Yhwach, it seems you are not as cold-blooded as before!"

Seeing this, Genryusai seemed a bit emotional.

"Go to hell! Genryusai!"

Y-brother roared, directly pushing away the skeletons around him. His eyes flashed with anger, and he rushed directly toward Genryusai.

"It's over~"

As for Genryusai, he had already assumed the posture of Zanka no Tachi, North: Tenchi Kaijin! This slash was the finishing move of Zanka no Tachi and also his ultimate technique.

"It is indeed over!"

However, the moment Genryusai assumed the posture to unleash his finishing move!

Y-brother, who was responsible for playing Yhwach, suddenly revealed a cold smile.

"It is indeed over!"

Not far from Genryusai, Lille Barro, who had successfully shaken off Kurotsuchi Mayuri's Desert No. 1, held an anti-material sniper rifle and successfully aimed at Genryusai's heart from behind.

"Remember, my Schrift ability is 'X' (The X-Axis)!"

As Lille Barro's voice fell, his bullet was like a meteor, cutting through all obstacles in its path until it pierced through Genryusai's chest.

"What?!"

This sudden scene was simply too shocking!

So much so that everyone present changed their expressions!

"Teacher Genryusai!"

'Araki' saw Genryusai shot through by the bullet, his pupils trembling violently, and he was about to rush over to help Genryusai in panic.

"How could I let you leave!"

Unfortunately, the moment 'Araki' stepped forward...

Jugram Haschwalth, who had been entangled with 'Araki', immediately followed and blocked 'Araki's' path! It was just that unlike before, this time it wasn't 'Araki' entangling Haschwalth, but rather Haschwalth entangling 'Araki'.

"Damn it!"

For a moment, 'Araki's' expression changed drastically.

However, not much time passed before 'Araki's' shocked expression turned into a smiling face under Haschwalth's calm countenance: "Sorry, the shock I just showed was a lie~"

"Hm?!"

Haschwalth's expression trembled slightly looking at the smiling Araki before him.

For a moment, a bad feeling rose in Haschwalth's heart!

"It's over! Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni!"

Y-brother, holding a knight's sword, walked before Genryusai and sneered.

"It's over?!"

Genryusai asked back, looking down at Y-brother.

"Indeed! You have already been shot through the heart by my subordinate..."

"Genryusai, whether you admit it or not, you won't live much longer!"

Y-brother looked at Genryusai beneath him, his eyes filled with pity, and said coldly.

"You said I won't live much longer?!"

Genryusai asked, looking at Y-brother.

"Naturally..."

Y-brother answered with extreme confidence.

However, before Y-brother could think more, he couldn't speak anymore!

Genryusai lifted his head, and the heart that should have been pierced now only had a hole burning with raging flames. Immediately after, this hole slowly healed right before Y-brother's eyes and disappeared without a trace...

"This is?!"

Y-brother looked at this with disbelief in his eyes.

"What are you surprised about? Since Zanka no Tachi has East, West, South, and North!"

"Then naturally, there should also be Southeast, Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest!"

"This is Zanka no Tachi, Southwest! It is the ability developed by fusing Zanjitsu Gokui and Kaka Jumanokushi Daisojin into one! It is the Zanjitsu Kaka Jumanokushi Immortal Body!"

"At this moment, my body has long since died under the 15 million degrees of flames! But I awakened myself by borrowing the power of the Daisojin! I died in the flames and was reborn in the flames! Finally, my body turned into flames!"

Genryusai said coldly, looking at Y-brother.

"Originally, to deal with goods like you, four moves would have been enough!"

"However, you have a pretty good subordinate, so you made me use one more move!"

"Alright, that's enough! You can rest in peace~"

Genryusai said, continuing to assume the posture of Zanka no Tachi, North: Tenchi Kaijin!

"It's over! Zanka no Tachi, North: Tenchi Kaijin!"

As Genryusai said softly.

Y-brother's vision turned into a blank space! And the Zanpakuto in Genryusai's hand had already become the only point of light in that blank space!

"Ah! Your Majesty Yhwach, I have tried my best!"

Y-brother knew he was completely powerless to resist this absolute slash from Genryusai.

Y-brother whispered, and then was slashed to the ground by Genryusai!

"Your Majesty!"

Haschwalth's expression changed drastically looking at the fallen Yhwach.

As he spoke, he was about to step forward to help 'Yhwach'~

"What was that phrase you said just now?!"

"Right, it seems to be, I can't let you just leave like that~"

Before Haschwalth could step forward, 'Araki' had already blocked Haschwalth's path.

"Tsk~"

Seeing this, Haschwalth couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Hmph!"

After Genryusai cut Y-brother in half, he didn't even look at Y-brother, who had turned into 2.5 Y-brothers, but looked at Lille Barro, who had ambushed him before.

"Damn it, failed!"

"I hate from the bottom of my heart all the bastards in this world who can turn into elements!"

At the same time, Lille Barro's brows twisted into a knot. He took his anti-material sniper rifle and turned to begin his tactical transfer.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of Genryusai...

He was just preserving his strength!

After all, as the head of Yhwach's Royal Guard, he couldn't die just like that!

He still shouldered something even greater!

He was, after all, the man closest to God in this world~

"It's over! Haschwalth!"

It was also not long after Y-brother lay on the ground...

'Araki' suddenly smiled at Haschwalth, who was confronting him.

At this moment, Haschwalth's face was as gloomy as if covered by endless dark clouds!

"Yhwach, why are you laughing? Why aren't you laughing anymore?!"

'Araki' bypassed Haschwalth and walked to the front of Y-brother, who was lying on the ground with unfocused eyes, and asked Y-brother coldly.

As for Haschwalth, who had been blocking 'Araki', he didn't stop anything at this moment; he seemed to have started to give up on himself because of Yhwach's death~

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

At this moment, Y-brother's consciousness had begun to collapse.

Y-brother kept muttering, and his appearance also gradually began to change!

However, just as Y-brother was about to turn into his own appearance, 'Araki' squatted beside Y-brother in a very feminine way and said to Y-brother in an incomparably gentle female voice: "Sorry, Lord Araki said you can't turn into your own appearance yet!"

"You, you are also fake..."

Y-brother's pupils, which had already begun to dissipate, suddenly trembled after hearing Araki's words.

Y-brother shouted angrily while calling out that it was bad in his heart: "Damn it! Encountered an ability user with the same ability! Must tell His Majesty Yhwach quickly..."

Yes, Y-brother hadn't expected that the 'Soul Society' side actually possessed a Stand user with the same ability as him, which made him secretly think that His Majesty Yhwach's plan was probably going to fail!

"Swish!"

Before Y-brother could think more, a cold light whistled past!

Y-brother's head was cut off by 'Araki' just like that.

'Araki' held Y-brother's head, which was disguised as Yhwach, and flew straight into the sky of the 'Seireitei', then shouted loudly: "Quincy! Give up your meaningless resistance! Your weak King Yhwach is dead! His head is in my hands right now. Those who don't believe it can come over and take a look!"

While shouting, 'Araki' directly activated Ten-Ting-Ku-Ra, letting his voice resound throughout the entire 'Soul Society'!

"Victory! Victory!"

"Long live Lord Araki! Lord Araki is mighty!!"

As 'Araki's' voice fell, countless Soul Reapers and wandering souls in the entire 'Seireitei' and 'Rukongai' walked out of their houses and began to cheer loudly!

Celebrating the victory of their great Regent Araki!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Must kill all these Quincy!"

For a moment, the Soul Reapers began to pursue the victory!

Everyone was fearless of death, as if they had been injected with chicken blood~

On the other hand, the Quincy's morale was extremely low...

"What? His Majesty Yhwach was defeated?!"

"Run! Run quickly! Even His Majesty was defeated, there's no point in us continuing to fight!"

"Are we returning to the 'Wandenreich'?!"

"Idiot! The Emperor is dead, why return to the Empire?!"

"Of course run toward the 'Human World'! Leave the 'Soul Society', there is no place for us Quincy here anymore. Staying here is just a dead end..."

At the same time, the morale of the Quincy, which was already extremely low, became even lower! The holy soldiers who were still resisting desperately threw down the weapons in their hands and began to flee frantically toward the four major gates of the 'Seireitei'!

Perhaps because in their minds, Yhwach had already been defeated and the situation was gone! At the same time, since even Yhwach, who was Araki, had been defeated, there was no point in returning to the 'Wandenreich', so they didn't return to the 'Wandenreich' after Yhwach's defeat, but tried every possible way to escape the 'Seireitei'~

"Everyone prepare for battle! According to Captain-Commander Araki's plan..."

"All Quincy rushing toward the four major gates, leave none alive!"

From the moment the Quincy invaded the 'Seireitei', the squad members of the '2nd Division', '6th Division', '8th Division', and '11th Division', who had been resting, finally drew the Zanpakuto from their waists at this moment. Next was their performance show!

They would absolutely not let any Quincy leave......

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."

"His Majesty Yhwach, this time he really became a substitute!"

Following the collapse of the ordinary Quincy! On the other hand, the Sternritter members who knew the detailed information, as well as Jugram Haschwalth, Yhwach's other half, were all panicked. The direction of the battle had completely gone out of control~

Now the ordinary Quincy all mistakenly thought their Emperor was dead! Mistakenly thought the Quincy's situation was gone, and everyone was thinking of running away! No matter whether their Emperor was really dead or fake dead, the victory or defeat of this battle was that they, the Quincy, had lost!

"Don't run! His Majesty hasn't been defeated!"

Askin Nakk Le Vaar, holder of the Schrift 'D' and one of Yhwach's four great guards, kept wandering on the battlefield, trying to persuade the holy soldiers and ordinary Quincy who intended to run away!

"Lord Askin, stop lying to yourself!"

"We have seen what His Majesty looks like!"

"Yeah! Yeah! His Majesty's head is about to be used as a urinal by the enemy leader, if we don't run now, we really won't be able to run..."

Unfortunately, the Quincy on the battlefield were still very clear-headed!

One by one, they said seriously to Askin.

"Damn it! This really can't be explained clearly..."

Askin only felt his head was bald; he kept scratching his hair, his eyes filled with despair! Originally, the core of the 'Wandenreich' was Yhwach. As long as Yhwach didn't fall, the 'Wandenreich' wouldn't disappear even if only Yhwach remained!

On the contrary, if Yhwach died, even if not a single other person in the 'Wandenreich' died, it would fall apart in an instant! So Askin also understood the reason why these Quincy intended to run away! But the problem now was, Yhwach really wasn't dead!

Askin never imagined that the enemy would actually use a counter-strategy, swapping the identities of Yhwach and Y-brother! Now the real Yhwach had become the Y-brother playing Yhwach, and the Y-brother playing Yhwach had become the real Yhwach~

How did that saying go, some people are more useful dead than alive~

"Your Majesty, if you don't come back! Our vast empire is going to perish!"

Askin sighed, looking at the azure sky of the 'Soul Society', and said softly with a hint of gloom. He was, after all, one of Yhwach's four great guards and still had some feelings for the 'Wandenreich'~

At the same time, in Muken

"Nice to meet you, Aizen Sosuke!"

Yhwach, dressed in black, appeared before the sealed Aizen.

It had to be said that Muken was too big, plus there were too many seals! Even Yhwach had spent some effort to invade here silently! Fortunately, he succeeded; he saw Aizen Sosuke and didn't alert anyone else because of it~

"Are you? The King of the Quincy, Yhwach?!"

Aizen opened his eyes slowly after hearing someone speak. He looked at Yhwach, who appeared before him, and asked coldly.

"Oh? You know my name?"

Yhwach asked Aizen after hearing this.

"Heh! The name Yhwach appears in various documents of the 'Soul Society'. It shouldn't be very difficult to have heard of it~"

Aizen smiled after hearing Yhwach's words.

"Indeed..."

Yhwach nodded lightly after hearing this.

"So, Aizen Sosuke, would you be interested in joining my ranks?"

Yhwach said, throwing an olive branch to Aizen.

"You're asking me to join your ranks?"

Aizen asked with confusion after hearing Yhwach's words.

"Indeed..."

Yhwach nodded lightly after hearing this.

"Sorry! I can't imagine the scene of you, the King of the Quincy, standing behind a Soul Reaper and trying your whole life to follow a Soul Reaper's footsteps!"

Aizen smiled and joked, looking at Yhwach.

"It seems you have already made your choice!"

"How regrettable~"

Yhwach sighed helplessly after hearing Aizen's words.

Yhwach said, then turned his body straight away...

"Oh? Don't you want to kill me?"

"Since you spent a lot of time today, not hesitating to pack up the entire Quincy army invading the 'Soul Society' and send it to Teacher Araki, just to see me!"

"Isn't it because you sensed my threat? Is it really okay to let an existence that poses such a huge threat to you continue to stay here?!"

Aizen looked at Yhwach's back and said with a smile.

"You have completely fused with the Hogyoku!"

"Now, whether it is blasting you to death here or taking you back to seal you slowly, it consumes too much time! Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of time..."

Yhwach answered coldly, looking at Aizen Sosuke behind him.

"A wise choice~"

Aizen revealed a triumphant smile after hearing this.

"Goodbye, Aizen Sosuke!"

"I hope you can still laugh like this in the future!"

Yhwach glanced at Aizen Sosuke coldly one last time, then immediately turned around, intending to leave immediately! For some reason, Yhwach felt a bit uneasy. Perhaps something went wrong with the Sternritter members outside, who knows...

He couldn't waste any more time here with Aizen Sosuke!

For every second he delayed, the battle outside might change~

"Although I don't know if I can still laugh like this in the future! But I know one thing very clearly right now, and that is that you, Yhwach, definitely can't laugh today!"

Just as Yhwach intended to leave, a playful voice suddenly sounded in Yhwach's ear! The voice was filled with disdain and mockery toward Yhwach!

"Hm?!"

Yhwach's expression shifted slightly after hearing this. His mind swayed slightly!

According to Yhwach's estimation of Aizen Sosuke, the other party shouldn't be able to speak right in his ear! The other party should have been sealed...

"Swish!"

Before Yhwach could think more, a silver-flashing Zanpakuto pierced straight through Yhwach's chest.

"What?!"

Yhwach looked at the Zanpakuto piercing his heart in front of his chest, his pupils trembling violently.

This scene seemed to make Yhwach feel somewhat familiar...

For a moment, Yhwach's train of thought seemed to return to a thousand years ago! That was the first time he invaded the 'Soul Society' with the Quincy of the Light Empire, who were invincible in the 'Human World'!

He still remembered the day he had a decisive battle with Araki, Genryusai Shigekuni, and others! There was a shameless bastard who lay in a pile of dead people pretending to be a corpse, and then took advantage of the moment he turned his back to pierce his heart with a Zanpakuto~

Yhwach still remembered the name of that bastard to this day, his name was—Sasakibe Chojiro! This was also one of the fundamental reasons why Sasakibe was on Yhwach's must-kill list~ And at this moment, a thousand years later, someone had pierced his heart from behind again, and this person was Aizen Sosuke~

"Aizen! Weren't you sealed?"

Yhwach roared at Aizen behind him.

"Sealed? Could it be you are talking about these bandages wrapped around me?"

"These are just some ordinary black bandages, they have no special effects!"

Aizen said while untying the 'sealed' bandages on his body.

"How is that possible?!"

"Could it be that Araki made a mistake, so he couldn't completely seal you?"

Yhwach asked, looking at Aizen who was untying the bandages on his own.

"No, no, no~"

"You seem to have misunderstood something..."

"Perhaps, from the very beginning, Teacher Araki didn't seal me at all?"

Aizen Sosuke asked back with a smile, looking at Yhwach.

"Stop joking!"

"You have already betrayed the 'Soul Society', and Araki is still so indulgent toward you?"

Yhwach roared angrily after hearing this.

"Have you never thought..."

"Is there a possibility that I have never betrayed the 'Soul Society' from the beginning?!"

Aizen asked, looking at Yhwach, whom he had backstabbed.

"What did you say?!"

Yhwach's pupils shrank slightly after hearing this.

"Then your plan that lasted for hundreds of years, creating the Hogyoku, the game of chess with Araki, and leading the Soul Reapers of the 'Soul Society' to rebel, and finally the decisive battle with Araki, were they all fake acting? You didn't hesitate to drag the sentient beings of the 'Three Realms' to mess around together, just to perform a play? Who were you performing this play for?"

Yhwach distanced himself from Aizen, clutching his heart that had been pierced by Aizen's sword, and asked.

"Heh, whoever keeps staring at us, this play is performed for whoever it is~"

Aizen said with a smile after hearing Yhwach's words.

"Whoever keeps staring at us! This play is performed for whoever it is?"

"Could it be! You are performing it for me?"

"You performed a play for hundreds of years, spent a lot of manpower and material resources, just to make me believe that you and Araki had really turned against each other?!"

Yhwach looked at Aizen and roared in disbelief.

"If you didn't believe in this play between me and Teacher Araki!"

"How else could I find the opportunity to stab you in the back?"

Aizen smiled at Yhwach after hearing this.

"Damn bastard!"

"You and your teacher are both sick!"

Yhwach was so angry that his beard was blowing.

At this moment, Yhwach's heart was slightly collapsing. He really wanted to grab Aizen by the collar and roar: "No? Are you and your teacher crazy? You schemed against each other for hundreds of years, and the ultimate goal was just to trick me here, and then let you stab me in the back?! Are you both crazy?!"

Yes, even Yhwach couldn't understand...

Why would anyone in this world spend hundreds of years laying out the 'Three Realms', not hesitating to spend a lot of manpower and money, just to trick a young man who deeply loved the 'Three Realms' and wanted everyone in the world to live forever, have infinite lifespan, and not die?!

He was not only speechless at Araki and Aizen, but also speechless!

"Of course! Besides that, I have other purposes!"

Aizen smiled, looking at Yhwach before him.

"What purpose?!"

Yhwach asked coldly toward Aizen.

"That is to drag you down~"

Aizen's mouth carried a smile; he deliberately told Yhwach the truth.

"What did you say?! You want to drag me down?"

"What on earth did you and Araki do?!"

Yhwach's expression shifted slightly after hearing this.

"Heh, it's not what I and Teacher Araki did..."

"But what on earth did you, the King of the Quincy, do!"

Aizen said with a smile, looking at Yhwach.

"What did I do?"

Yhwach's expression carried a hint of confusion.

"My King of the Quincy~"

"It seems you are really forgetful~"

"Don't you remember that you sent your subordinate to play as you to fight Teacher Araki?!"

Aizen reminded him, looking at Yhwach's confused expression.

"You, you mean?!"

Yhwach shuddered after hearing this, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Your Majesty Yhwach, please allow me to ask you a question~"

"Since your main body is currently fighting me here in Muken where there is no one else! Then who is playing you outside?"

"If this person playing you dies in front of a group of Quincy in your appearance! Then what will your subjects think?!"

Aizen asked Yhwach two fatal questions.

"Answer me! Yhwach..."

Then, Aizen said in a deep voice to Yhwach.

"Damn it! Damn it..."

"If Royd Lloyd dies in front of the subjects of the 'Wandenreich' in my appearance, and is completely eliminated by Araki without changing back to his own appearance, then the subjects of the 'Wandenreich' will take Royd Lloyd as me!"

"If that's the case, wouldn't I become my own substitute?"

At this moment, countless beads of sweat had already overflowed on Yhwach's forehead. He couldn't believe everything he heard; this was simply too terrifying!

"Araki! Could this also be in your calculations?!"

Yhwach roared, his body trembling constantly.

"Eh! It seems you have already understood everything, King of the Quincy~"

Aizen Sosuke said with a smile, looking at Yhwach.

"Aizen Sosuke, you are really a despicable and shameless person!"

Yhwach said coldly, looking at Aizen.

"Despicable? Shameless?!"

"In this world where only the winner can write history!"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with being despicable and shameless~"

"Besides, isn't Yhwach despicable too?"

"No! You are also a shameless person, but you lost this round!"

Aizen said coldly, looking at Yhwach.

"Lost? No! The battle has just begun!"

Aizen Sosuke, just keep your eyes wide open and watch!"

"Watch carefully how you Soul Reapers die!"

Yhwach said, his palm already pressed against his chest.

"I grant myself the ability to recover!"

As Yhwach's voice fell, his chest immediately recovered as before.

As if Aizen's attack on him before didn't exist!

"Hm?!"

Aizen frowned slightly looking at Yhwach who had recovered as before.

"Boom!!"

Before Aizen could think more...

Yhwach suddenly erupted with a powerful Reiatsu, directly pushing Aizen away! Immediately after, Yhwach didn't intend to waste any time and rushed straight out of Muken, arriving in the sky above the 'Seireitei'.

"My subjects! I am still here!"

Yhwach didn't hesitate at all; he immediately activated his ability, letting his voice reach the ears of every Quincy.

"What? His Majesty didn't die?!"

For a moment, the Quincy who were still running away all stopped their actions.

"Joke! Yhwach has already been beheaded by Lord Genryusai!"

"What is floating in the sky right now is just a fake..."

"Among you Quincy, there should be someone who can mimic Yhwach, right?!"

The moment Yhwach's voice fell, the squad members of the 'First Division' that Araki had already planted in the 'Seireitei' began a round of 'Talk-no-Jutsu' toward these Quincy! Yes, Araki not only wanted to kill, but also to punish the heart~

"Ah! It's Royd Lloyd!"

Those Quincy, after being reminded by Araki's 'First Division' squad members, didn't need these 'First Division' squad members to say anything more, nor did they need the 'First Division' squad members to produce any more evidence! The Quincy themselves began to doubt the true identity of the Yhwach flying in mid-air right now.

"I really am Yhwach!"

To this, Yhwach's face changed drastically. His face was terribly gloomy, and he prepared to use his bloodline connection as the Quincy ancestor to let these Quincy know his identity.

"How could I let you succeed~"

Just at this moment, the real Araki suddenly flew out of the 'First Division' barracks. He didn't hesitate at all and directly activated his Schrift ability, cutting off the connection between Yhwach and the group of Quincy under his command in a short time.

"What?!"

Yhwach was shocked.

"Sure enough, this guy is a fake!"

And it was at this moment...

The 'First Division' squad members under Araki continued to stabilize their output.

"Run! Royd Lloyd intends to usurp the throne!"

For a moment, the rumor that Royd Lloyd was pretending to be Yhwach and intended to usurp the 'Wandenreich' was passed back and forth among the Quincy~

As time fermented, this rumor would become increasingly outrageous!

"Araki!!"

Yhwach looked at Araki viciously, his eyes seeming to spray fire.

"Araki, you are also a Quincy, why do you oppose me?"

Yhwach roared at Araki.

"What do you mean I oppose you? It's clearly you who opposes me!"

Araki asked coldly after hearing Yhwach's words.

"Araki! You will regret it, you will definitely regret it!"

Yhwach was so angry that his heart hurt.

"Regret?!"

"Yhwach, take a good look!"

"How many of your subordinates are left in this 'Seireitei'?"

"Now, surrender! After surrendering, I can spare your life for the sake of us knowing each other for a thousand years, and for the sake of you inheriting the power of the 'Soul King', and circle out a piece of land in the 'Soul Society' for you to be a village chief of a Quincy village!"

Araki held his Zanpakuto, looking high and mighty, and said to Yhwach.

"Bastard! I am the King of the Quincy, Yhwach!"

"Don't you think you can stop me from completing my great cause!"

Yhwach said, and infinite power suddenly erupted from his body!

That terrifying spiritual power directly shook the entire 'Seireitei'!

At this moment, all the Quincy still staying in the 'Seireitei' were stunned on the spot. They looked at Yhwach in the sky, and a hint of confusion flashed in their expressions: "Is Royd Lloyd's power this strong? It's just like the real Yhwach!"

Yes, it had to be said that Araki's plan was successful...

Even now, there were still people who thought the Yhwach in the sky was played by Royd~

"Auswahlen!"

Yhwach didn't talk nonsense and directly activated Auswahlen.

"Since you can't recognize me! Then you have no need to exist!"

"All turn into my power..."

As Yhwach's voice fell, all the skeletons of the Quincy who had died in the 'Seireitei', as well as those ordinary holy soldiers and Quincy who didn't believe in Yhwach's identity, were all shrouded under the light released by Yhwach!

Any Quincy hit by this light would have their power turned into nothingness in an instant, gathering toward Yhwach.

"Your Majesty!"

Until the last moment these Quincy were Auswahlen-ed!

They finally realized that this was their true Majesty!

"Boom!"

As Yhwach activated Auswahlen, the Quincy's power immediately gathered in his hand, turning into a huge ball of light.

"My empire doesn't need so many small fry!"

"Araki, the battle between you and me has just begun!"

As Yhwach's voice fell, the power after Auswahlen immediately turned into countless balls of light, waving toward the few remaining Quincy chosen by Yhwach!

Among them, these Quincy chosen by Yhwach were...

Jugram Haschwalth! And Yhwach's four great guards, Pernida Parnkgjas, Askin Nakk Le Vaar, Gerard Valkyrie, and Lille Barro~

And Liltotto, Bambietta, Meninas, Candice, Giselle, these five members of the Sternritter female group~

Then there were Cang Du, who was trapped by Haineko, PePe, who had always been wandering outside the battlefield, and Bazz-B, who had kept a hand, as well as Gremmy Thoumeaux, who hadn't participated in the battle.

Counting Quilge Opie, who went to 'Hueco Mundo' and didn't participate in the battle, and Uryu Ishida, who had a rebellious bone, these were the only remaining Sternritter members~

As for Y-brother, he was blasted to death by Araki the moment he came out of the 'First Division'! To save this guy from being dragged out by Yhwach to play a substitute...

"Boom!!"

As Yhwach distributed the power to these chosen Sternritter members! The medallions on these knights instantly shattered, and the power returned to the bodies of the Soul Reapers once again. And these Quincy who had lost the Soul Reapers' Bankai grew angel-like wings on their backs, and halos symbolizing those chosen by God lit up on their heads~

"Ding! Ding! Ding..."

At the same time, the trumpet of the apocalypse...

Accompanied by the bells of heaven, it resounded continuously in this 'Seireitei'!

At this moment, the Sternritter finally brought out their true power!

That powerful power known as Vollstandig~

"Are there only fourteen left?!"

In the sky, Yhwach looked at the Sternritter members flying in the sky just like him and suddenly felt a stomach ache~

Although these Sternritter members were just tools he used to test the 'Soul Society', losing more than half of them at once was enough to make him angry!

However, what was most infuriating was that these Sternritter members were like they had drunk fake wine; they had fought for so long, yet hadn't killed a single Captain-level Soul Reaper!

"Forget it! Fourteen is enough..."

Yhwach comforted himself.

However, Yhwach didn't know yet...

Among these remaining fourteen Sternritter members~

The entire female group—Liltotto, Bambietta, Meninas, Candice, and Giselle—were all old sixes (traitors) and had already been won over by Uryu behind his back~

As for Bazz-B, he had already made a pact with his childhood friend back in the Light Empire to work together to kill Yhwach, so he also took the blood given by Uryu~

Cang Du didn't believe in God at all, and he had no faith in Yhwach; he followed whoever paid him! Clearly, the pie Uryu drew was bigger and rounder~

As for Gremmy Thoumeaux, he didn't care about anything in the world, and he had no friends in the Sternritter! His only friend was Liltotto, who was one of the traitors in the female group and also the brains of the female group~

Under Liltotto's persuasion, Gremmy Thoumeaux naturally absorbed Uryu's blood! At the same time, Uryu also promised Gremmy Thoumeaux that after the event, he would give Gremmy Thoumeaux a real body that could perceive everything~

Besides that, among the few remaining Sternritter members who were still alive and loyal to him, it seemed there were only his four great guards, and Quilge Opie who was still developing in 'Hueco Mundo'~

As for Jugram Haschwalth, Yhwach's other half? The old six who had been dragged by Bazz-B to go and stab Yhwach's PY together, who was also Bazz-B's childhood friend and sweetheart, just happened to be named Jugram Haschwalth~

"Heh~"

Thinking of this, Araki suddenly felt a hint of pity for Yhwach.

If Yhwach knew that the Sternritter members who were loyal to him had already died in the war between Soul Reapers and Quincy just now...

And the remaining ones, all those he granted power to, were all old sixes, he wondered what Yhwach would think?!

And there was also the fact that these old sixes who were granted blood by Ishida Uryu didn't just possess his Araki's power, but also carried a trace of Uryu's power~

Uryu had no other skills, he just simply didn't eat Auswahlen, that was all~

Yes, Uryu was a vicious dog, and the power Yhwach lent him was a meat bun. These meat buns were all swallowed by Uryu. As for when Yhwach came to collect the debt...

Uryu not only didn't intend to pay, but also used the power Yhwach granted him to give Yhwach, who came to collect the debt, an incomparably loud slap in the face~

Sixteen thousand, big chapter~

(End of chapter)